Artist statement
Studying nature of reality is what i do. Painting and creativity is that tool wich brings me closer to truth.
Truth is fifth dimension, God.
Biography
Painter, poet, dreamer.
This is how Anssi Matias describes himself. His thinking seeks to get rid of unnecessary attributes, attachments, and unnecessary titles. His faith rests heavily on the coherence and assumption of a multidimensional world, which is strongly determined by the possibility of the individual and the need to unravel events and things, but also to strive to understand these as fully as possible. Indeed, in his works, there is a strong analytical way to break and assemble objects into a completely new kind of vision that matches his mind.
Matias has devoted his life to exploring the different dimensions of the mind that he seeks to verify on canvas. In addition to this, he also writes about his reflections, which has resulted in the publication of three written books.
Curriculum Vitae
Anssi Matias (1989.)
email: anssimatiasart@gmail.com
Instagram: @anssimatias
Facebook: Anssi Matias
Twitter: @anssimatias
Studies
Fine arts, SAMK University Of Applied Sciences, FIN (2020 -2024)
Fine arts, AVU Akademie výtvarných umění, Prague, CZ (2022/2023)
Exhibitions
LIMINAL, Taidekeskus Mältinranta, Tampere, FIN, 2024 (Thesis exhibition)
Silenced acceptance, Gallery Ronga, Tampere, FIN, 2023
Metamorphosis, Gallery Porin Saskiat, Pori, FIN, 2023
Art Majaalahti 2023, Kangasala, FIN, 2023 (group exhibition)
Three Northern cubists – Angular passion, Gallery Mikulandská/Balbi Bar, Prague, CZ, 2023
Klauzury 2023, AVU Akademie výtvarných umění, Prague, CZ, 2023 (group exhibition)
Art Nordic 2022, Copenhagen, DK, 2022 (art fair)
Views from Helsinki, We got this, Helsinki, FIN, 2021
Upcoming exhibitions:
Gallery G12, Helsinki, FIN, 2025
Workshops
Art project, Stop huumeille ry, Helsinki, FIN, 2023
Art project, Veneskoski School, Veneskoski, FIN, 2022
Art project, Stop huumeille ry, Helsinki, FIN, 2019
Publications
Only animal which can talk- book of poems, 2020
Life is in the shape of a circle – work book, 2019
Life is in the shape of a circle – the six stages of self-examination- book, 2019
Life is in the shape of a circle- blog: https://elamaonympyranmuotoinen.blogspot.com/
White room- blog: http://valkoinenhuon.blogspot.com/
Video art: https://www.anssimatias.com/videoteokset/
Residency visits
Mikulandská artist residency, Prague, CZ, 2023
Other events
Life in the shape of a circle – the six stages of self-examination- publishing event, Kalliola setlementtitalo, Helsinki, FIN, 2019
Articles
https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000010369767.html Article about Liminal- thesis exhibition
https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/helsinki/art-2000007977288.html Personal interview at Helsinki newspaper (Helsingin Sanomat)
https://issuu.com/vvary_asukki/docs/nettiasukki-2-2019 – Personal interview at Asukki magazine
https://issuu.com/vvary_asukki/docs/nettiasukki-2-2019 – criticism article for book: Life is in the shape of a circle – the six stages of self-examination at Asukki magazine
https://stophuumeille.fi/uusin-stop-huumeille-lehti-60-luettavissa-sahkoisesti/ criticism article for book: Only animal wich can talk, at Stop huumeille ry magazine
Grants
Tukilinja säätiö, 2023
Other experience
Chairman at Avarataide ry 2024
Portfolio
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